Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written 1591 [1590-1591] (Annals) history · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men unassigned nearest T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation · 487 words
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I may disjoin my hand, but not my faith. So makest thou faith an enemy to faith, And like a civil war setst oath to oath, Thy tongue against thy tongue. O let thy vow First made to heaven, first be to heaven performed, That is, to be the Champion of our Church, What since thou swor'st, is sworn against thyself, And may not be performed by thyself, For that which thou hast sworn to do amiss, Is not amiss when it is truly done: And being not done, where doing tends to ill, The truth is then most done not doing it: The better Act of purposes mistook, Is to mistake again, though indirect, Yet indirection thereby grows direct, And falsehood, falsehood cures, as fire cools fire Within the scorched veins of one new burned: It is religion that doth make vows kept, But thou hast sworn against religion: By what thou swearest against the thing thou swearest, And makest an oath the surety for thy truth, Against an oath the truth, thou art unsure To swear, swears only not to be forsworn, Else what a mockery should it be to swear? But thou dost swear, only to be forsworn, And most forsworn, to keep what thou dost swear, Therefore thy later vows, against thy first, Is in thyself rebellion to thyself: And better conquest never canst thou make, Then arm thy constant and thy nobler parts Against these giddy lose suggestions: Upon which better part, our prayers come in, If thou vouchsafe them. But if not, then know The peril of our curses light on thee So heavy, as thou shalt not shake them off But in despair, die under their black weight. Rebellion, flat rebellion. Wil't not be? Will not a Calves-skin stop that mouth of thine? Father, to Arms. Upon thy wedding day? Against the blood that thou hast married? What, shall our feast be kept with slaughtered men? Shall braying trumpets, and loud churlish drums Clamours of hell, be measures to our pomp? O husband hear me: aye, alack, how new Is husband in my mouth? even for that name Which till this time my tongue did ne'er pronounce; Upon my knee I beg, go not to Arms Against mine uncle. O, upon my knee made hard with kneeling, I do pray to thee, thou virtuous Dauphin, Altar not the doom forethought by heaven. Now shall I see thy love, what motive may Be stronger with thee, than the name of wife? That which upholdeth him, that thee upholds, His Honour, Oh thine Honour, Lewis thine Honor. I muse your Majesty doth seem so cold, When such profound respects do pull you on? I will denounce a curse upon his head. Thou shalt not need. England, I will fall from thee. O fair return of banished Majesty. O foul revolt of French inconstancy. France, thou shalt rue this hour within this hour.
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I may diſ-ioyne my hand, but not my faith. So mak'ſt thou faith an enemy to faith, And like a ciuill warre ſetſt oath to oath, Thy tongue againſt thy tongue. O let thy vow Firſt made to heauen, firſt be to heauen perform'd, That is, to be the Champion of our Church, What ſince thou ſworſt, is ſworne againſt thy ſelfe, And may not be performed by thy ſelfe, For that which thou haſt ſworne to doe amiſſe, Is not amiſſe when it is truely done: And being not done, where doing tends to ill, The truth is then moſt done not doing it: The better Act of purpoſes miſtooke, Is to miſtake again, though indirect, Yet indirection thereby growes direct, And falſhood, falſhood cures, as fire cooles fire Within the ſcorched veines of one new burn'd: It is religion that doth make vowes kept, But thou haſt ſworne againſt religion: By what thou ſwear'ſt againſt the thing thou ſwear'ſt, And mak'ſt an oath the ſuretie for thy truth, Againſt an oath the truth, thou art vnſure To ſweare, ſweares onely not to be forſworne, Elſe what a mockerie ſhould it be to ſweare? But thou doſt ſweare, onely to be forſworne, And moſt forſworne, to keepe what thou doſt ſweare, Therefore thy later vowes, againſt thy firſt, Is in thy ſelfe rebellion to thy ſelfe: And better conqueſt neuer canſt thou make, Then arme thy conſtant and thy nobler parts Againſt theſe giddy looſe ſuggeſtions: Vpon which better part, our prayrs come in, If thou vouchſafe them. But if not, then know The perill of our curſes light on thee So heauy, as thou ſhalt not ſhake them off But in deſpaire, dye vnder their blacke weight. Rebellion, flat rebellion. Wil't not be? Will not a Calues-skin ſtop that mouth of thine? Father, to Armes. Vpon thy wedding day? Againſt the blood that thou haſt married? What, ſhall our feaſt be kept with ſlaughtered men? Shall braying trumpets, and loud churliſh drums Clamors of hell, be meaſures to our pomp? O husband heare me: aye, alacke, how new Is husband in my mouth? euen for that name Which till this time my tongue did nere pronounce; Vpon my knee I beg, goe not to Armes Againſt mine Vncle. O, vpon my knee made hard with kneeling, I doe pray to thee, thou vertuous Daulphin, Alter not the doome fore-thought by heauen. Now ſhall I ſee thy loue, what motiue may Be ſtronger with thee, then the name of wife? That which vpholdeth him, that thee vpholds, His Honor, Oh thine Honor, Lewis thine Honor. I muſe your Maieſty doth ſeeme ſo cold, When ſuch profound reſpects doe pull you on? I will denounce a curſe vpon his head. Thou ſhalt not need. England, I will fall frō thee. O faire returne of baniſh'd Maieſtie. O foule reuolt of French inconſtancy. France, yu ſhalt rue this houre within this houre.